ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,929, issued on Sept. 29.
"Medical string kit" was invented by Efrem Eren (Southampton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprising a string for insertion into the oesophagus of a patient, the string comprising proximal end and a distal end, wherein the string forms a structure at the distal end thereof to assist in the insertion of the string into the patient."
The patent was filed on Nov. 19, 2019, under Application No. 17/295,029.
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